Would you bring a beer to your friend…in an active war zone on the other side of the world?

One small but arrogant decision ended up costing a country dearly and saving the rest of us

And was even stripped of his citizenship

A look at the incredible history of some of the oldest businesses still opening their doors

How much do you value your own principles?

The shocking story behind this gorgeous remote island in the Pacific

A brief history of why the hell we still pay income taxes

Because we don’t know where they are anymore

It’s why you’re able to read this sentence

Because he was in the Texas Rangers

The morally amusing history of roller coasters in America

Scientists aren’t quite sure

The Nazis wanted proof of the dark arts — to connect them with an ancient pagan race

The tale of how two young women made their way onto the high seas

Getting caught in the act can sometimes be fatal

The insane history of a micronation you’ve never heard of

The weird domino effect that led to a landslide win

The curious case of what inspired our cheesy garden gnomes

Step aside Tim Ferris

Come catch a pail of unholy water